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receptacle
1: one that receives and contains something : container2
[New Latin receptaculum, from Latin]
a: the end of the flower stalk upon which the floral organs are borne b: a structure or tissue (as of a fungus or fern) bearing spores or sporangia3: a mounted female electrical fitting that contains the live parts of the circuit
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